Guided reading sessions that are used with Year 5 children. These are used as a whole class activity, initially reading through the text with children before then getting them to answer questions that check their understanding of language before picking out key facts and inferring from the text. N.B. I did not create this structure but saw it used elsewhere. These are just question sheets I have made that follow a successful strategy.

45 flash cards that can be used for common exception words in Year 1 and 64 flash cards for Year 2 or higher up where children are still struggling with these words.

An activity that requires children to decide between an -ed word and -ing word for each sentence to decide which makes the most sense.

Two lessons that focus on being able to use thesauruses to find synonyms and antonyms. Included is a lesson on verbs and a lesson on adjectives.

A lesson that focuses on 6 different types of nouns. Included is a starter question before a focus on nouns through the lesson. Each one is given a definition and some examples before children then try to think of other examples. There are then a range of activities that can be used before the use of an exit question from a previous KS2 GPS paper.

Two introductory lessons to the story ‘The Explorer’ that focus on making predictions around the story before moving on to focusing on the first chapter in the second lesson. Included is the PowerPoint which includes key discussion points and questions as well as the activities for the first lesson. N.B. You will need a copy of the book as the chapters aren’t included due to copyright.

A reading comprehension based on Jack Grealish and some information regarding his life and footballing career. Included is a fact file about Grealish, a 23 question comprehension task linked to the text and an answer sheet for the task. Can be easily used as reading lesson, as a task to support development of reading comprehension, for home learning or to be sent home as a homework task. Information and images courtesy of Wikipedia and BBC Sport.

A set of worksheets that were made for a Year 5 nouns lesson with three differentiated activities to complete. They worked well in my lesson so thought I would share them in case anyone else found them useful.

Different word cards that include the ear phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

A simple book review format that can be used in English or set as a homework activity to get children to think about a book they are reading or have read.

A fully planned and resourced lesson that focuses on Richard I laying siege to Nottingham Castle in 1194. The presentation looks at some of the background information including Richard I being on a crusade and being imprisoned and looks at Prince John's rebellion and how Richard I then came to end this. Children will then go on to write a newspaper article about the siege at Nottingham Castle. This is the third of a six lesson sequence focussing on the history of Nottingham, particularly with focus to the castle, that has been written for KS2 children with the planning, resources and presentation all included.

Different word cards that include the oi phoneme/ grapheme on them that children can read through blending together.

A variety of resources linked to Phase 3 phonics that will continue to be added to.

Different word cards that include the th phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

20 different writing task cards that children can pick from to challenge themselves to independent writing. Useful for a session on independent writing where children then choose their own challenge.

Different word cards that include the long oo phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different word cards that include the ay phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

An activity based around -th for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the th phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

Different word cards that include the oa phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.